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Paul Hagen / MLB.com:
Bright lights, big Citi to be teeming with Stars — The Baltimore Orioles, locked in a tight race in the American League East, placed three starters on the American League All-Star team, while the Reds, Cardinals and Nationals have two starters apiece on the National League squad.
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Larry Fine / Reuters:
Puig Still Has Last Chance to Become MLB All-Star — (Reuters) - The Orioles, Cardinals and Tigers led Major League Baseball's All-Star selections announced on Saturday, while Cuban rookie sensation Yasiel Puig has a chance to join the big names despite having played just 30 games.
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Scott MacArthur / TSN.ca:
Jays' Bautista, Encarnacion, Cecil named to All-Star Game — TORONTO - The Blue Jays will be well represented at the 84th Major League Baseball All-Star Game. — Jose Bautista, Edwin Encarnacion and Brett Cecil will join manager John Gibbons, a coach on American League skipper Jim Leyland's staff, in New York City.
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Eye / CBSSports.com:
The AL and NL All-Star teams are official after a live announcement Saturday. The starters were selected by fans and the rest of the team was selected by the players and All-Star managers Bruce Bochy (Giants) and Jim Leyland (Tigers). The rest of the coaching staffs are available right here.
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Carrie Muskat / MLB.com:
Wood's evolution continues with All-Star Game nod
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Bleed Cubbie Blue
Michael Baron / Metsblog:
David Wright, Matt Harvey elected to the All-Star Game
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Bucs Dugout
Zach Links / MLB Rumors:
Dodgers In Serious Talks For Ricky Nolasco — 7:14pm: Another right-handed reliever, Josh Wall, is also likely to be included in the deal, according to another Frisaro tweet. Chris Cotillo of MLBDailyDish.com was the first to report (Twitter link) Wall's potential inclusion …
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Danny Knobler / CBSSports.com:
Dodgers get Ricky Nolasco in trade with Marlins
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Associated Press:
Heyward Leads Braves Offense in Rout of Phillies — PHILADELPHIA — Jason Heyward hit a three-run homer to lead an Atlanta offense that scored in all but two innings, Tim Hudson pitched seven strong innings and the Braves set season highs for runs and hits in a 13-4 rout of the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday night.
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Phil Sheridan / Philly.com:
Howard injury may signal end of Phillies era — It was just a simple transaction: — “Philadelphia Phillies transferred 1b Ryan Howard (knee) to the 15-day disabled list.” — If it felt like something more momentous, there are reasons for that. Howard finally crossed his pain threshold during …
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Marc Carig / Newsday:
Ike Davis gained confidence because of visit by COO Jeff Wilpon — MILWAUKEE — The Mets still consider Ike Davis a major part of the future. — And in case there was any doubt about that, chief operating officer Jeff Wilpon took the unusual step of dropping in on the first baseman in Las Vegas last week …
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Associated Press:
Indians send Carrasco down day after romp — CLEVELAND — The Indians have sent inconsistent starter Carlos Carrasco back to Triple-A Columbus. — One day after he was clobbered in a loss to Detroit, Carrasco was designated for assignment for the purpose of rejoining the Clippers.
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Canadian Press:
Miley, Goldschmidt help Diamondbacks rout Rockies — PHOENIX — Wade Miley pitched eight effective innings and had a three-run double, first-time All-Star Paul Goldschmidt hit a two-run homer and the Arizona Diamondbacks jumped on Colorado early in an 11-1 rout of the Rockies on Saturday night.
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David Pinto / baseballmusings.com:
The Hamilton Hammer — Josh Hamilton drove in a run in the bottom of the ninth to help the Angels score four that inning to tie the Red Sox, then hit a two-run homer in the 11th to win the game as LAnaheim comes back to a 9-7 victory over Boston. Hamilton started an 11 game tear on June 25.
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Surviving Grady
Canadian Press:
Soriano hits two, two-run homers as Cubs beat Pirates — CHICAGO — Alfonso Soriano hit two-run homers in consecutive innings to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 4-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-1 on Saturday. — Edwin Jackson and three relievers combined on a five-hitter …
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Bucs Dugout
Tyler Emerick / MLB.com:
Bloomquist diagnosed with broken hand — PHOENIX — Following an uplifting 5-0 victory over the Rockies, the D-backs were left with a sour taste in their mouths Friday night as the club found out Willie Bloomquist will miss 6-8 weeks with two broken bones in his left hand.
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